1:16 AM,
Jun. 12, 2013

Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko

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A couple of hours before final confirmation of the hiring, forward Jonas Jerebko was asked about reports that Oklahoma City Thunder assistant Maurice (Mo) Cheeks was the front-runner to become Pistons coach.

His recollections of brief meetings with Cheeks were positive.

"I've met Mo Cheeks, we've talked a few times," Jerebko said at the Academy of the Americas in southwest Detroit. "He's a great guy and a great coach. We'll see what happens." ...